Monotony of work

Monotony: lack of variety or interest,tedious repition and routine(dictionary.com). This is a very interesting and complex idea for me to grasp. I have and suspect i always will have a subconsious dilema regarding this concept. On one hand monotony is good, it is recognized as a steady job a sensible and logical life. Monotony leads to what our modern society suggests is success. My opinion of what is suggested as success today is, for example, owning a home, owning a nice car, owning valuable items such as clothes or jewlery,and having a job or jobs that enable you to purchase these things. I have come to realize that even through my short life, that these are not the things we should view or recognize as success. I currently view success as enjoyment or fullfilment of a goal. I wonder if in this modern day people actually gain enjoyment  or fullfilment from owning or purchasing something. See to me enjoyment means alot of things but it never means the ownership of something. I gain enjoyment through experiences that i have had such as, running just as the sun goes down, this super simple experience affords me so much joy it is almost unbelievable to me. Through this i get to see the sun set behind the foothills of the magestic Rocky Mountains, as the sun dissapears its last rays reflect off of any clouds in the sky forming some beautiful shades of red, orange, yellow, and even green. Beyond what is even seen is what you feel, the cool crisp air colliding with my skin to cause just enough discomfort to really feel alive and present. The smooth and efficient gate of my running, the effortless breathing, just the movment of my body through this place in time. It is an experience that no money can buy and no one with the idea that success is about status or ownership will ever have the luxury to enjoy. Back to my point, monotony can lead us down the wrong path if we are not dilligent in our decisions. However monotony can also lead to a high quality of life, one that cannot be achieved through spontanity and constant change. For example one could never achive a high quality of training for say an ultramarathon without monotony. The day in and day out running is and could be viewed as monotonous, but coupled with the daily experience of running at sunset (described above) this activity becomes a very sustaining part of your life. I feel as though i could go on forever about this, how long do you do something for it to become monotonous? How often can you change things to keep the quality in your life that some monotonous activitys afford you? I was compelled to write this after working today, i cannot stand the monotony of a job. I think it may be because there is nothing compelling or sustaing about the experiences i have there. Therefore i have decided to go back to school, to learn more, to become more educated, to hopefully find a sustainable way of life that includes a healthy dose of monotony.  
      I wish i had more energy and time to write about this compelling subject, but i am headed to the airport, bound for Virginia. I am going to visit Elizabeth and relax in the gorgeous and tree laden Blue Ridge Mountains.We have a summit run planned for Saturday morning to Mt Rogers as well as eating alot of great food cooked around the campfire.